This what to do in Murchison Falls section highlights the best tourist attractions in Murchison Falls National Park. Are you planning or thinking of a safari tour to Murchison Falls? Then we give you a list of amazing tourist attractions to select from, if you are looking for what to see in Murchison Falls National Park.
Some of the unique attractions to visitors whose interest largely lies in exploring wildlife in Uganda, include the big five on your game drive safaris. The park is complimented by Rhino tracking in the nearby Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary – the home to the Rhinos.
Murchison Falls National Park has a diverse ecosystem that provides a lot to see and desire. The Park includes sprawling savanna, shady, humid forests, and fertile wetlands, which make it the ideal habitat for the classic big game safari. So, don’t miss a variety of primate species like chimpanzees in Budongo forest, and over 450 species of birds.
The park remains the most spectacular park in Uganda just after Queen Elizabeth National Park in the west and Kidepo Valley National Park that is far in the north-eastern corner of Uganda.
After visiting this wonderful wildlife safari park, we recommend tourists to make an extension into Bwindi Impenetrable National Park for an amazing gorilla trekking safari, the most exciting experience while in Africa.
About Murchison Falls National Park
Murchison Falls National Park (MFNP) is the largest and oldest conservation area in Uganda that lies at the northern end of the Albertine Rift Valley, in north-western Uganda. It is an exceptional place to see a variety of wildlife and enjoy a boat trip along the Nile. The park is endowed with a good number of wildlife species and several attractions. These include over 76 mammal species with four members of the big five. Other species include bushbucks, Uganda kobs, waterbucks, warthogs, Rothschild’s giraffes, duikers, Bohor reedbucks, oribis, warthogs, Jackson’s hartebeests, and hyenas among others.
Murchison Falls National Park is the only national park in Uganda where all the ‘five big game’ can be spotted. That is, buffaloes, elephants, lions, and leopards – which are best seen in the northern section beyond the Victoria Nile.
Rhinos were sadly extinguished because of poaching, but are now being bred again and rehabilitated in Ziwa Rhino Sanctuary.
There are more than 450 bird species in Murchison ranging from common to a variety of forest and water birds, making it a hot spot for birding safaris. Other national parks in Uganda with highest concentration of wildlife in Uganda include Queen Elizabeth National Park. This is famous for the tree-climbing lions in the southern Ishasha section and a boat cruise along Kazinga channel that joins Lake George and Edward. Kidepo Valley National Park is also another suitable place for the best wildlife safaris in Uganda.